Andrey's 2023 garden

Andrey_BY · March 22, 2023

Again it's a new growing season starting time. This is my favorite time when we start tomatoes from seeds and see this magic how they growing like our children.

My tomato list for 2023:
Azer Pink Heart (from very tasteful tomato fruit at Minsk market, from nameless variety originally from Azerbaijan)
Babushkin Potseluy (PL)
Bakinskiy Velikan
Black Cherry
Copper River
Cote de Saint Andre
Gigant Novikova 10 (aka Novikov's Giant 10)
Gorshechnyi Oranzhevyi (Russian micro dwarf, orange fruit)
Kaliforniyskiy Tyulpan (aka Californian Tulip in English, Russian heirloom, bi-color)
Kazakhstanskiy Rubin (Kazakh heirlom from the late amateur tomatobreeder Vitaliy Alifirov)
Kozula 126
Kozula 179 (Zebra Zolta)
Loka (from Africa)
Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (GWR)
Malinowy Olbrzym (PL)
Marmelad Oranzhevyi (aka Orange Marmalade, Russian CV)
Medovaya Kaplya
Medovyi Salyut (PL, Russian bi-color)
Medovyi Tolstopuz
Moskvich
Orlinyi Klyuv (aka Eagle's Beak in Russian)
Podsinskoe Chyudo
Polesskiy Gigant (from F.Tarasenko heritage)
Roza Vetrov (Russian dwarf, pink fruit - used as a parent variety in DTP by Patrina)
Semen Bezgolovyi
Slivka Bendrika Krasnaya (Ukrainian heirloom, ver prolific red plum shaped variety))
Slivka Bendrika Zheltaya (Ukrainian heirloom, very prolific yellow plum shaped variety)
Tamina (aka Matina)
Tarasenko Hybrid 7 (Ukranian OP heirloom from the famous Soviet amater tomato breeder Feodosiy Tarasenko)
Tyulpan Rozovyi (aka Pnk Tulip in English)
Uluru Ochre (my favorite DTP variety)
Unikalnyi Kulchitskogo (PL)
Variegated
Voroniy Glaz (Russian antho-red micro dwarf)
Yamazi Bluestem Yellow (got these seeds from somebody of you about 10 years ago - trying this year for the first time)
Zlatava (Czech CV, gold-orange skin orange-red meat)
Zolotaya Lira (Belarusian CV, yellow cherry)
Zolotoe Koleso (aka Gold Wheel in English, Russian bi-color)

And some F1 hybrids:
Krasnobay F1 (Russian CV Gavrish)
Orangevyi Zemledelets F1 (Russian CV Partner)

Seeds sowing time was from Feb23 to March20.
2 greenhouses and not so big open ground area are waiting for these tomato seedlings

Andrey_BY · March 22, 2023

Today on my windowsill

hl2601 · March 22, 2023

Andrey- SO happy to see your variety list this year and your starts.
Is Tyulpan Rozovyi (aka Pink Tulip in English) a newer variety? It seems I have seen it in a few pictures recently. I am also wondering, have you grown the two Slivka's before?
Thanks,
Heide

Andrey_BY · March 22, 2023

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Originally Posted by hl2601

Andrey- SO happy to see your variety list this year and your starts.
Is Tyulpan Rozovyi (aka Pink Tulip in English) a newer variety? It seems I have seen it in a few pictures recently. I am also wondering, have you grown the two Slivka's before?
Thanks,
Heide

Heide, these 3 varieties are new for me, but they are quite popular here in former USSR countries.
Tyulpan Rozovyi (Pink Tulip)

Slivka Bendrika Krasnaya

Slivka Bendrika Zholtaya

This is Alexandr Bendrik, father of these 2 really prolific plum shaped tomato varieties. He is 76 y.o. from Ukrainian small town Horodnia near Chernihiv.

Spike2 · March 22, 2023

@Andrey_BY WOW those look amazing and so glad you are back!!

hl2601 · March 22, 2023

Andrey, thank you for all those pictures. Fabulous!
I especially love the photo of Mr Bendrik. As you know, I ran a Ukraine Tribute grow out last year so I am partial to Ukraine varieties. A friend from Ukraine actually just sent me these exact seeds! Here are my descriptions:
Slivka Bendrika Krasnaja- Ukraine 50-80 g 2 m tall pink- Bendrik’s red plum in Russian, mid tall thick stem RL almost rugose cross of De Barao Yellow and unknown USA red tomato. Plant appears like a waterfall
Slivka Bendrika Zholtaja ez tomate- Yellow sister to the above

Can you tell me if these tomatoes are long keepers? Is there any other info I should add?
Thank you!
Heide

PNW_D · March 23, 2023

your tomato babies look very happy

nice to see you posting again Andrey ........ look forward to your garden updates

Cheers!

Andrey_BY · March 23, 2023

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Originally Posted by hl2601

Andrey, thank you for all those pictures. Fabulous!
I especially love the photo of Mr Bendrik. As you know, I ran a Ukraine Tribute grow out last year so I am partial to Ukraine varieties. A friend from Ukraine actually just sent me these exact seeds! Here are my descriptions:
Slivka Bendrika Krasnaja- Ukraine 50-80 g 2 m tall pink- Bendrik’s red plum in Russian, mid tall thick stem RL almost rugose cross of De Barao Yellow and unknown USA red tomato. Plant appears like a waterfall
Slivka Bendrika Zholtaja ez tomate- Yellow sister to the above

Can you tell me if these tomatoes are long keepers? Is there any other info I should add?
Thank you!
Heide

Heide,you've got a good information about these 2 varieties with red (not a pink!) and yellow fruit.
I can add only that these are very desease and draught tolerant varieties. Mr. Bendrik use watering only serveral time after translant in open ground and then let seedlings grow strong deep roots to find extra watering.
These Slivkas are with thick walls and good keepers indeed.
They are very prolific since both parents lines (female red variey from US and male De Barao Yellow are very prolific). One truss hold up to 20-25 fruit (1.5-2 kg).
Really waiting for testing these varieties this year

Andrey_BY · March 23, 2023

Thank you, Denise and Spike. Just have more time now.
Happy gardening - to all of us!

Andrey_BY · March 23, 2023

My dacha these days

It's time to change the upper soil on one of tomato greenhouses this spring.
Roses and rododendrons are still under covers.

hl2601 · March 26, 2023

Andrey-you have such a lovely area with great growing space. May you have a wonderful season.

Andrey_BY · April 4, 2023

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Originally Posted by hl2601

Andrey-you have such a lovely area with great growing space. May you have a wonderful season.

Thanks

Here in Zone 4a we have extra snowfalls last and this week. So everything is frozen again

rxkeith · April 4, 2023

looks like home here.
the snow part.

getting ready to plant seeds here.

keith

Dak · April 4, 2023

So cool to get to see another part of the world growing tomatoes! I had to google dacha, what a nice growing space. I am in California and we had frost again last night, very unusual for us for in March, so I sympathize with your extra snowfalls. Hopefully spring will bring more warmth soon!

Andrey_BY · April 4, 2023

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Originally Posted by Dak

So cool to get to see another part of the world growing tomatoes! I had to google dacha, what a nice growing space. I am in California and we had frost again last night, very unusual for us for in March, so I sympathize with your extra snowfalls. Hopefully spring will bring more warmth soon!

Thanks, Dak.
More than a half families here own or rent dacha in the country. That's our Soviet heritage to have a small piece of land (usually about 600m2~0,15 acre) with a small handmade summer-house and several greenhouses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha
Our weather are to be much better in a week

March 22, 2023	#1
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Andrey's 2023 garden Again it's a new growing season starting time. This is my favorite time when we start tomatoes from seeds and see this magic how they growing like our children. My tomato list for 2023: Azer Pink Heart (from very tasteful tomato fruit at Minsk market, from nameless variety originally from Azerbaijan) Babushkin Potseluy (PL) Bakinskiy Velikan Black Cherry Copper River Cote de Saint Andre Gigant Novikova 10 (aka Novikov's Giant 10) Gorshechnyi Oranzhevyi (Russian micro dwarf, orange fruit) Kaliforniyskiy Tyulpan (aka Californian Tulip in English, Russian heirloom, bi-color) Kazakhstanskiy Rubin (Kazakh heirlom from the late amateur tomatobreeder Vitaliy Alifirov) Kozula 126 Kozula 179 (Zebra Zolta) Loka (from Africa) Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (GWR) Malinowy Olbrzym (PL) Marmelad Oranzhevyi (aka Orange Marmalade, Russian CV) Medovaya Kaplya Medovyi Salyut (PL, Russian bi-color) Medovyi Tolstopuz Moskvich Orlinyi Klyuv (aka Eagle's Beak in Russian) Podsinskoe Chyudo Polesskiy Gigant (from F.Tarasenko heritage) Roza Vetrov (Russian dwarf, pink fruit - used as a parent variety in DTP by Patrina) Semen Bezgolovyi Slivka Bendrika Krasnaya (Ukrainian heirloom, ver prolific red plum shaped variety)) Slivka Bendrika Zheltaya (Ukrainian heirloom, very prolific yellow plum shaped variety) Tamina (aka Matina) Tarasenko Hybrid 7 (Ukranian OP heirloom from the famous Soviet amater tomato breeder Feodosiy Tarasenko) Tyulpan Rozovyi (aka Pnk Tulip in English) Uluru Ochre (my favorite DTP variety) Unikalnyi Kulchitskogo (PL) Variegated Voroniy Glaz (Russian antho-red micro dwarf) Yamazi Bluestem Yellow (got these seeds from somebody of you about 10 years ago - trying this year for the first time) Zlatava (Czech CV, gold-orange skin orange-red meat) Zolotaya Lira (Belarusian CV, yellow cherry) Zolotoe Koleso (aka Gold Wheel in English, Russian bi-color) And some F1 hybrids: Krasnobay F1 (Russian CV Gavrish) Orangevyi Zemledelets F1 (Russian CV Partner) Seeds sowing time was from Feb23 to March20. 2 greenhouses and not so big open ground area are waiting for these tomato seedlings __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR Last edited by Andrey_BY; March 23, 2023 at 12:21 PM.

March 22, 2023	#5
Spike2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 992	@Andrey_BY WOW those look amazing and so glad you are back!! __________________ There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask 'What if I fall?' Oh but my darling, What if you fly?

March 23, 2023	#7
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	your tomato babies look very happy nice to see you posting again Andrey ........ look forward to your garden updates Cheers! __________________ D.

March 23, 2023	#9
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Thank you, Denise and Spike. Just have more time now. Happy gardening - to all of us! __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

April 4, 2023	#13
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	looks like home here. the snow part. getting ready to plant seeds here. keith __________________ don't abort. we'll adopt.

March 22, 2023	#3
hl2601 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Metro Denver Posts: 769	Andrey- SO happy to see your variety list this year and your starts. Is Tyulpan Rozovyi (aka Pink Tulip in English) a newer variety? It seems I have seen it in a few pictures recently. I am also wondering, have you grown the two Slivka's before? Thanks, Heide

March 26, 2023	#11
hl2601 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Metro Denver Posts: 769	Andrey-you have such a lovely area with great growing space. May you have a wonderful season.

April 4, 2023	#14
Dak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 494	So cool to get to see another part of the world growing tomatoes! I had to google dacha, what a nice growing space. I am in California and we had frost again last night, very unusual for us for in March, so I sympathize with your extra snowfalls. Hopefully spring will bring more warmth soon!